Comments on: Ben Gibbard in Paste Magazine http://danielrenstrom.com/2008/04/21/ben-gibbard-in-paste-magazine/ daniel renstrom Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:31:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mike http://danielrenstrom.com/2008/04/21/ben-gibbard-in-paste-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-51 mike Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:34:50 +0000 http://danielrenstrom.com/2008/04/21/ben-gibbard-in-paste-magazine/#comment-51 I think this topic may sit right next to your "art for art's sake" blog a few days ago. I think I would need someone to explain to me how art is not pushing a message, even if that message is "I just did this to relax..." That being said, I think there is a way to craft thought provoking lyrics (that you maybe wouldn't understand at first listen) and still not get in the way of the message. Having to think isn't a bad thing....right? I think this topic may sit right next to your “art for art’s sake” blog a few days ago. I think I would need someone to explain to me how art is not pushing a message, even if that message is “I just did this to relax…”

That being said, I think there is a way to craft thought provoking lyrics (that you maybe wouldn’t understand at first listen) and still not get in the way of the message.

Having to think isn’t a bad thing….right?

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